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Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin is accused of rape in lawsuit

Oct. 30, 2024 16:29 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit alleging that Metro Boomin, a Grammy-nominated producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, raped her in 2016 and she became pregnant from the attack. The producer’s attorney calls the...

Catholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care

Oct. 30, 2024 15:37 PM EDT

Providence St. Joseph Hospital and the California Attorney General’s office have reached a temporary agreement in a case alleging the Catholic-owned hospital in Humboldt County violated multiple state laws by denying emergency abortion care to pregnant patients. Last month,...

Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: 'I'm here as a mother'

Oct. 26, 2024 08:31 AM EDT

“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our...

DNA tests identify 19th-century teenager's skull found in Illinois home's wall

Oct. 25, 2024 12:25 PM EDT

ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — Investigators have determined that a skull discovered in the wall of an Illinois home in 1978 was that of an Indiana teenager who died more than 150 years ago, authorities announced Thursday. According to a timeline provided by the Kane County Coroner's...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Dakota on Election Day

Oct. 25, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakotans will vote in several high-profile contests in the Nov. 5 general election, including the race for president and a proposed state constitutional amendment that would strike down a law banning abortion. Other contests on the ballot include races for the U.S. House,...

With 2 women running, the New Hampshire governor's race is both close and personal

Oct. 24, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — One of the nation's most competitive gubernatorial races has also become intensely personal. None of the nation’s 12 female governors are up for reelection, but five women are running as major party gubernatorial nominees in four states. Two of them are in...

Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

Oct. 23, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new series of Kamala Harris campaign ads seek to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe v. Wade by telling the story of a Texas woman who got a life-threatening infection when she couldn't get proper treatment after she miscarried and how...

How does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters

Oct. 21, 2024 23:27 PM EDT

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over how to describe their impact on abortion — and that's just in English. In 388 places across the U.S. where English isn't the primary language among communities of voters, the federal Voting...

Hundreds of frozen waffle products recalled due to possible listeria contamination

Oct. 20, 2024 12:30 PM EDT

Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in leading retailers including Walmart and Target are being recalled because of possible contamination by the listeria bacteria, according to the manufacturer. TreeHouse Foods said Friday that it issued a voluntary recall after discovering...

Tennessee judges say doctors can't be disciplined for providing emergency abortions

Oct. 17, 2024 20:55 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A three-judge panel on Thursday ruled that Tennessee doctors who provide emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother cannot have their medical licenses revoked or face other disciplinary actions while a lawsuit challenging the state's sweeping abortion ban...